"Martha Gallagher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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So, that's what I decided to do. I had the surgery on Sept. 24th. The lipo part wasn't so bad (although you stay sore for quite some time) and the tummy tuck part wasn't particularly painful either, although you end up with a big ole incision, but wow does the muscle repair hurt. I had about 3500ccs of fat removed with the lipo and I'm not sure how much got scooped out for the abdominoplasty, but I'm guessing several lbs.
"Martha Gallagher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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So, that's what I decided to do. I had the surgery on Sept. 24th. The lipo part wasn't so bad (although you stay sore for quite some time) and the tummy tuck part wasn't particularly painful either, although you end up with a big ole incision, but wow does the muscle repair hurt. I had about 3500ccs of fat removed with the lipo and I'm not sure how much got scooped out for the abdominoplasty, but I'm guessing several lbs.
Cool! So where are the before-and-after jpegs?
You laugh, but at my next appt, I'm going to ask my surgeon to take "work in progress" shots (it takes a while for final results) and send them to me with copies of the originals. Of course, in the interest of full disclosure and not sugar coating any of the less attractive realities, I may not airbrush out the abdominal incision which is long and purple (it'll turn pearl pink and thin eventually). That would make anyone considering it think twice.
Martha
-- "ALPO is 99 cents a can. That's over SEVEN dog dollars!!" Revek - ASDLC
Martha Gallagher <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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marengo said:
"Martha Gallagher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
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So, that's what I decided to do. I had the surgery on Sept. 24th. The lipo part wasn't so bad (although you stay sore for quite some time) and the tummy tuck part wasn't particularly painful either, although you end up with a big ole incision, but wow does the muscle repair hurt. I had about 3500ccs of fat removed with the lipo and I'm not sure how much got scooped out for the abdominoplasty, but I'm guessing several lbs.
Cool! So where are the before-and-after jpegs?
You laugh, but at my next appt, I'm going to ask my surgeon to take "work in progress" shots (it takes a while for final results) and send them to me with copies of the originals. Of course, in the interest of full disclosure and not sugar coating any of the less attractive realities, I may not airbrush out the abdominal incision which is long and purple (it'll turn pearl pink and thin eventually). That would make anyone considering it think twice.
Martha
Heck Martha, I would take purple and long in place of excess skin! Let that be a reminder to you how far you come. Where the scar proudly. Only you know its there!! Laureen
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Martha Gallagher <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
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"Martha Gallagher" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]...
> > So, that's what I decided to do. I had the surgery on Sept. 24th. The lipo > part wasn't so bad (although you stay sore for quite some time) and the > tummy tuck part wasn't particularly painful either, although you end up > with a big ole incision, but wow does the muscle repair hurt. I had about > 3500ccs of fat removed with the lipo and I'm not sure how much got scooped > out for the abdominoplasty, but I'm guessing several lbs.
Cool! So where are the before-and-after jpegs?
You laugh, but at my next appt, I'm going to ask my surgeon to take "work in progress" shots (it takes a while for final results) and send them to me with copies of the originals. Of course, in the interest of full disclosure and not sugar coating any of the less attractive realities, I may not airbrush out the abdominal incision which is long and purple (it'll turn pearl pink and thin eventually). That would make anyone considering it think twice.
Martha
Heck Martha, I would take purple and long in place of excess skin! Let that be a reminder to you how far you come. Where the scar proudly. Only you know its there!! Laureen
Where? I meant wear. I do know how to spell LOL!!! Laureen
